Journal-box.



A. U. BUCKIUS, JR.

JOURNAL BQX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16, I915.

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A. O. BUCKIUS, JR.

JOURNAL BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 16. I915.

Patented May 9,1916.

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ALBERT O. BUCKIUS, 31%, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL i 54 LEABLE GASTINGS COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

, JOURNAL-BOX.

Application filed March 18, 1915. .Serial No. 14,705.

' ments in Journal-Boxes, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in

v which Figure 1 shows an elevation of a journal box constructed in accordance with my 1nvention; Fig. 2 is a top plan viewthereof, partly in section, on lines II-II of F1g. 5; Fig. 3-is a section on lines III-I II of Fig. 2; Fig. l is a partial rear end View of the box; Fig. 5 shows a section of a form of my invention, taken along the lines VV' of Fig.2; Fig. 6 is a section along lines VI-VI of Fig. 2; Fig. 7 shows a section of a mod1- fied form of my invention, on lines VIIVII of Fig. 8, and Fig. 8 is an elevation thereof. 4

My invention relates to journal boxes of that type in which the top is made of cast metal and the bottom or oil cellar is made of pressed or rolled metal.

My invention consists in securing the parts of the box together by a projection and slot engagement and in the constructionswhich I shall hereinafter describe and claim.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the top of the box, preferably made of cast metaleither malleable iron or steelbecause ofits complex shape, and B the oil cellar, preferably made of pressed steel, because of its comparative lightness and strength. The sides of the cellar B may be arranged as shown, with unbroken top edges 2, and the top A is provided with downward extensions 3, between each pair of which a top edge 2 is intended to be inserted, and which serve to reinforce the connections between the parts.

The sides have a number of upwardlyextending lugs or projections 4, and the top A has a plurality of slots 5, which flare upwardly and outwardly, and through which the projections 4 are designed to extend. The oil cellar preferably has a flat bottom with its sides and rear end 6 ar-' ranged substantially at right angles thereto, so that the opening 7 for the dustguard may be arranged in the bottom instead of in the top of the box. The dustguard wall Specification of Letters Patent.

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wall C has in its forward portion inwardlyturned flanges 8 and 9, which bear against thebottom and sides of the box respectively, while in its upper portion it has outwardlyturned flanges 10,- which bear against the sides'of the box, and at their rear edges against-the rear Wall 6, and thus assist in "maintaining the dustguard wall 8 in proper relation to the rear end '6 of the box.

In securing the parts together, the dust guard Wall C may first be united to the oil cellar B by welding the flanges 8, 9 and 10 thereto. .The projections 4 of the cellar B may be heated red hot and the top A then placed in position on the cellar with the projections 4 seated in the slots 5-; the pro'ections 4 may then be hammered down until they fill the V-shaped slots 5 and form a tight mechanical bondv between the top A and cellar B. As the projections cool they will shrink to some extent and still further make tight and secure the joint between the two parts. In Figs. 1, 7 and 8 the pro ect ons, marked 4*, are shown in their original and unswaged condition. In addition to uniting the top A and cella'r B by swaging down the projections 4 to form a dovetailed connection, these parts may also be united by welding along the line a and b.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown a modification of my invention, in which the topA I of the box is cast integral with a side frame D. In this form the oil cellar B may be secured to the top in the manner described above.

It is obvious that many changes may be made in the constructions which I have shown and described without departing from my invention. For instance, the parts may be united by placing a welding material 0 (as is shown in. Figs. 7 and 8) in the slots around theprojections, and then melting this material by an oxy-acetylene torch or any other well known process until it fuses with the projections and with the walls of the slots, thereby .producin a welded bond between the top and the ottom.

What I claim is:

1. A journal box comprised of a top having slots therein and a bottom having pro- C may be made integral with the cellar B, s I

jections thereon, said projections being adapted to seat in'said slots and to be secured therein to lock the parts together.

2. A journal box comprised of a top having slots therein and a bottom having projections thereon, said slots having upwardly flaring Walls, the projections being adapted to seat in and to be secured in said slots.

3. A journal box comprised ofa. top having slots therein and a bottom having projections thereon and adapted to seat in said slots, the said projections being adapted to be upset'in said slots for locking the parts together.

4. A journal box comprised of a top hav-. ing V-shaped slots therein and a bottom having projections on its upper side edges, the projections being adapted to be secured by a dovetailed engagement in said slots.

5. A journal box comprised of a top portion and a bottom. portion made separately, said top portion having vertically-extending slots, the upper ends of said slots being of greater cross-sectional area than the bottom ends thereof, the bottom portion of said box comprising an oil cellar with verticallyextending side Walls, tongues extending vertically from the upper edges of said side walls and adapted to enter said slots, and means for-securing said tongues Within said slots.

6. A journal box comprised of a top portion and a bottom portion made separately, said top portion having vertical slots therein, said bottom portion comprising a metal cellar and having upwardly-extending sides, projections extending vertically from the upper edges of said sides and adapted to register With the slots in the top portion, the said projections being adapted to be secured in said slots by heat and pressure to unite the parts of the journal box together.

7. A journal box consisting of a top, and an oil cellar, the said parts having a slot and projection engagement, the oil cellar being of substantially rectangular shape at its rear end, and having a dustguard opening on its under side.

8. A journal box consisting of the following parts: a top, an oil cellar, a dust50 guard wall, means for uniting the top and oil cellar, the dust guard Wall having flanges bearing against the sides and bottom of the cella'rand adapted to be Welded thereto,

and the oil cellar having an opening in its bottom between the dustguard Wall and the rear end of the box, adapted for the insertion and removal of a dustguard.

9. A journal box consisting of aseparately formed top and a separately formed oil cellar, the top having downward extensions forming recesses for the topedges of the sides of the oil cellar, the said top edges having also projections cooperating with slots in the upper face of the top and being adapted to unite the parts together.

ALBERT O. BUCKIUS, JR." Witnesses:

JACOB J. BYERS, W. A. PINKERTON. 

